Guy Hellers Explained

Guy Hellers
Birth Date:10 October 1964
Birth Place:Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height:1.86 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:US Bascharage
Youthclubs2:US Hollerich
Years1:1980–1982
Clubs1:Metz
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1983–2000
Clubs2:Standard Liège
Caps2:383
Goals2:30
Nationalyears1:1982–1997
Nationalteam1:Luxembourg
Nationalcaps1:55
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:2004–2010
Managerclubs1:Luxembourg
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:F91 Dudelange (sporting director)
Manageryears3:2011–2015
Managerclubs3:F91 Dudelange (head of youth sector)
Manageryears4:2015
Managerclubs4:F91 Dudelange

Guy Hellers (in French pronounced as /ɡi ɛ.lɛʁs/;[1] born 10 October 1964) is a Luxembourgish football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.

He was the head coach of the Luxembourg national team, having succeeded Dane Allan Simonsen in 2004.[2]

In 2010, Hellers resigned as Luxembourg coach and was succeeded by Luc Holtz.[3]

Club career

Arguably Luxembourg's most successful player, Hellers shortly played for FC Metz[4] but he spent the majority of his career at Standard Liège, where has been captain. He played 458 matches in total for them, scoring 37 goals.[5] He was surprisingly dismissed by then manager Tomislav Ivic in September 1999 after some verbal clashes between coach and squad.[6]

International career

Hellers made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 1982 European Championship qualification match against Greece and went on to earn 55 caps, scoring 2 goals.[7] He played in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[8] His final international game was an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.

He scored the only goal in the upset match against the Czech Republic in 1995.

Managerial career

His entire coaching career has been spent with the Luxembourg Football Federation, coaching at every youth level before becoming the manager of the senior national team.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 October 1989Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1-1 1-1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2 7 June 1995Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg 1-0 1-0 1996 Euro qualifying

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Luxembourg20042010
F91 Dudelange20152015
Total

Honours

Standard Liège

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guy Hellers pronunciation: How to pronounce Guy Hellers in French. Forvo. 1 January 2019. 29 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129095059/https://forvo.com/word/guy_hellers/. live.
  2. http://www.flf.lu/federation/ Entraîneurs fédéraux
  3. Web site: Hellers steps down as Luxembourg coach. 4 August 2010. 6 August 2010. 29 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100829184722/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1510401.html. live.
  4. http://www.fcmetz.com/fiche-joueur.php?id=678 Player profile
  5. http://www.standard.be/ndl/a_joueurs_det.php?id=226 Player stats
  6. http://www.hbvl.be/Archief/guid/met-pijn-in-het-hart.aspx?artikel=35acd152-1df9-11d5-8d37-0008c772a0e7 Guy Hellers doorgestuurd bij Standard
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195731/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=50750/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments